Page 8 of Bad Attitude
“I want back there too.”Duroc said.
“When?”
”I can come before or aftershe does or even at the same time that she does.”
“That’s generous of you.Lots of choices.We’ll send several replacements and rotate somepersonnel.You’ll come here when those replacements come and sowill Bindi.”Moe explained.
“Thank you, Moe.This is soimportant to me.”
“I understand.”
He had known Moe was the go to.Ritawas at the desk as he entered.“Did you do this?””
“Do what?”Durocasked.
“Tyne called Tammy andshe’s out of here.A ticket to anywhere in the US is what heoffered her.She asked for a few days to plan.Tyne agreed.But shewon’t be working here anymore.”
“Good.No one can possiblydeal with her.”
“What did she do?”Ritaasked.
“I finally decided to tryto get her to pull her weight.Tammy pouted and when she finallygot back into the house, I was nearly done.That was all I couldtake.A call to Moe, and that was it.”
Duroc felt good to be working towardshis goal.The sad thing was that he didn’t know how Bindi wouldreact.What was sad was he knew little about her background.Whowere her parents?Did she want to mate someday?How did she feelabout children?What did she think about wolves?
Grant and Bindi came in.“Helloeveryone.”Grant and Bindi said together.
“Hi, Guys.”Rita and Durocreplied.
“The whole crew should gettogether sometime at one of our restaurants.”Ritasuggested.
“I vote for the PolarBear.”Duroc replied.
“Having trouble with crazyMad?”Grant asked.
“You too?I’m afraid she’sgoing to try to take me on a table.”
Grant looked like he shivered.“Thatwoman is awful.”
“You’ll get no argumenthere.”Duroc admitted.
The two wolves commiserated.Grantwasn’t so bad after all.
“How about the Polar Bear?”Rita asked.
“That place is fine.”Durocagreed.
“Yeah.”Grant said as well.“When do you want to do this?”
“How about an hour from nowwhen everyone should be back?”Rita suggested.
There was a chorus of yeses.They weregoing to have a party.If he behaved, maybe Bindi would see what agreat guy he could be.All he could do now was put a cap on histemper and pull his alpha back so he wouldn’t try to take control.A calm behavior would begin to win his mate.This was too importantto mess up.
Going back to his place, he got ready.A hot shower first then he found a nice pair of jeans, a good shirtand he was ready to go.Looking at the watch, he saw he still hadsome time, but he would head that way and reserve the table for hisfellow workers.After ordering a mixed drink, he sipped at it as hewaited.Duroc planned to order the first round when everyone gothere.
Grant was next then Rita and Ray.Bindicame and then one of the mated guys brought his mate.Mollie camelast.The others had been invited but were not expected.He ordereda round of drinks.“Aren’t you catching the meal too?”Roy asked.“Everyone usually takes a turn.”
Duroc went ahead and put it on hisbill, but no one had paid much here in the past.Did calling it aparty make that much difference?Apparently, it did.He’d ended upnext to Bindi and she didn’t seem to mind as much as she hadbefore.Leaning over, he whispered in her ear.“I’ve heard Tammy isleaving.”
